Location:

Kazakhstan
Salary:

negotiable / YEAR
Job type:

VOLUNTEER
Posted:

5 months ago
Category:
Deadline:

15/08/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Our goal is to build a better, healthier future for people all over the world. Working through offices in more than 150 countries, WHO staff work side by side with governments and other partners to ensure the highest attainable level of health for all people.

JOB SUMMARY

The volunteers will competently and correctly translate health campaigns and social media messages, press-releases from English to Russian, from Russian to English. It is important that volunteers have a medical background as all materials are related to public health campaigns. The texts might contain some professional medical vocabulary. The volunteer will work closely with Communication and social media team of WHO country office in Kazakhstan.

Requirements

Required experience
Candidates should be native in Russian and fluent in English. Kazakh language is desirable as volunteer will be working sometimes with Kazakh texts too. Previous translation experience is considered an asset.

Languages
English, Level: Fluent, Required
Russian, Level: Fluent, Required
Kazakh, Level: Fluent, Required

Responsibilities

We are seeking for 2 Online Volunteers to support us by translating the health-related communication materials for WHO Communication and social media team: -To translate and adapt to local context health campaigns and messages for social media. -To edit and adapt social media visuals (pictures, photos) from its original English version to Russian and Kazakh. Kazakh translation will be provided. – To translate press-releases, short articles for media. The selected Online Volunteers will be provided with Communication’s team assistance and guidance as needed. Online Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn how the translated product contributes to increasing public health awareness via social media.

REQUIRED EDUCATION: Bachelor Degree

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

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